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Description

This carefully designed module gives you some perspectives on aging. The outline format serves as a practical guide in identifying elderly emergencies with information and management given within each category. We hope this information is helpful and will provide a mechanism to deliver better patient care.

Objectives

Objectives

At the end of this course, student will be able to:
1. Identify various theories of aging: Describe ways to help the elderly adjust for visual deficits. Describe ways to help the elderly adjust for hearing deficits.
2. Identify changes with the elderly in the following: Senses, reproductive system, sexual activity, skin, endocrine system, infection and the immune system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, sleep patterns, and cognition.
3. Identify emergency treatment, assessment and care.

Olympia Resol, RN, MPH, CRNI, CARN is a masters-prepared RN with over 15 years of extensive clinical and community health experience with specialties in Infusion (intravenous) therapy, addiction science, emergency medicine and public health.

Current Accreditations

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